Paper Bag Acorn Crafts for Kids with Leaf Writing Activity

This is a great educational craft for home school projects. Use this craft with books about acorns or acorn unit studies. Have your children write poems on the leaves and attach them to their paper bag acorns. Display the acorns with silk oak leaves and paper bag squirrels.

Follow the directions above to make the paper bag acorns.

Cut out oak leaf shapes from green or other colors of paper. Read books about acorns (See below), and have your children write a poem about trees or acorns. Or have them use the poem below.

"The Oak Inside the Acorn" Story Book Unit Study Activities

In his touching picture book, master storyteller Max Lucado reveals that each one of us was created for a special purpose. The Oak Inside the Acorn is a heart-warming parable that encourages children to be the best they can be for God. This parallel to the bestselling book for adults, Cure for the Common Life, reminds parents to focus on their children's God-given abilities, while Children will see that all they need to do is to "Just be the tree God made you to be."

Little Acorn sees himself as very small and he's unsure of what he's supposed to do in life. Eventually, he grows into Big Oak, but he still wonders about his purpose. Though he tries as hard as he can, he can't grow oranges like his friends the orange trees, or produce beautiful flowers like his friends Pink Petunia or Rosie. But finally, he discovers that his mighty branches were created for a very special purpose! Recommended for ages 5 to 10.

This is a great story for young children. They will identify with Lulu a tiny acorn that doesn't have any control over her world. As she is blown from place to place she meets other objects that have their place and a purpose in the world. She meets a tall pine tree that reaches up into the sky and shades everything below.

This makes Lulu wonder what she can do. Lulu is blown into a field of daises that sway in the wind and brighten the fields. Lulu knows she isn't as pretty as the daisies, and wonders again what she can do. She meets other objects, and each time she compares herself to them. Finally she is discovered by a young boy who knows more than she does. He plants her in the ground.

Lulu doesn't realize what is happening to her and is a little scared, but after a long time she learns that she has become a beautiful oak tree and that her purpose in life is to protect people from the sun and to share her beauty in the fall. But best of all she learns that she is to pass along her wisdom to her children and help them to realize their purpose.

(It is illegal to copy this poem and place it on another web site even if you include the author.)

What you will
need:

Brown and tan construction paper or card stock

Brown yarn

Hole punch

Scotch tape and glue

What to do:

Print out
the acorn top pattern onto dark brown paper and the acorn bottom pattern with poem onto tan paper. If you would like your children to come
up with their own poems, you can use the blank
acorn bottom pattern. (This pattern is available as a free digital download below.)

1. Cut out the
patterns, punch holes where indicated.

2. Cut long lengths
of brown yarn and wind tape around one end of the pieces to make a "needle".

3. Show your
children how to weave the yarn around the acorn top through the
holes. Tape the ends of the yarn to the back of the acorn.

4. Glue the top
of the acorn to bottom of the acorn.

Free Instant Download Pattern -

This
craft goes along with the book "The Boy Who Dreamed of an Acorn" by Leigh Casler, Illustrated by Shonto Begay, published by Penguin
Books, 345 Hudson, NY, 10014.

In this book a young Indian boy goes on a spirit quest to discover
what his gifts are. He wanted to dream a powerful dream of a bear
or mountain lion, but he only dreamed of a tiny acorn that seemed
to him to have no power at all. He went to a wise man who told him, "To each a different gift is given, and to each a different dream
does come. Be happy with with your dream." This story is about
how a boy learns to accept his gifts and learns that each gift has
a different kind of power. (This book is currently out of print, but
you may be able to find it in your library. If your library doesn't
have this book, ask them to place a request for this book. If the
publishing company gets enough requests, they just might put it back
into print.)

Copyright Notice - The craft patterns, ideas, songs, etc. on this web site are copyrighted. You may not publish a copy of them on any other web site, but you may publish a picture of a finished project from this web site on another web site as long as you state where you got the project and include a link back to the project on this web site for the directions and patterns. It is illegal to copy this poem and place it on another web site even if you include the author.

"The Boy Who Dreamed of an Acorn" Book Unit Activities

This
is a wonderful book about the gifts we are given and how we can learn
to be happy with the way we were created. In this book a young Indian
boy goes on a spirit quest to discover what his gifts are.

He wanted
to dream a powerful dream of a bear or mountain lion, but he only dreamed
of a tiny acorn that seemed to him to have no power at all. He went
to a wise man who told him, "To each a different gift is given,
and to each a different dream does come. Be happy with your dream." This story is about how a boy learns to accept his gifts and learns
that each gift has a different kind of power.

(This book is currently
out of print, but you may be able to find it in your library. If your
library doesn't have this book, ask them to place a request for this
book. If the publishing company gets enough requests, they just might
put it back into print.)

This beautifully illustrated book is a great way to teach your children about God's Plan for the whole world.

It tells the story about how God planned for a tiny acorn to become a mighty oak tree and produce more or its kind.

As you turn the pages the acorn gradually disappears and a tree appears.

Color a Picture of an Acorn with a Poem

Use this printable coloring sheet with books about acorns in your homeschool. Before class print out copies of the following poem.

Be What You Were Meant to BeWritten by Carolyn Warvel

I’m just a little acorn way up in a tree
I may not seem important,
but God has a plan for me.
Someday I may become the tree inside of me.

You don’t have to worry about what you cannot see.
Just put your trust in Jesus because he is the key.
He’ll help you to become the person you were meant to be.

Use this printable coloring sheet with books about acorns in your homeschool. Before class print out copies of the following poem.

Be What You Were Meant to BeWritten by Carolyn Warvel

I’m just a little acorn way up in a tree
I may not seem important,
but God has a plan for me.
Someday I may become the tree inside of me.

You don’t have to worry about what you cannot see.
Just put your trust in Jesus because he is the key.
He’ll help you to become the person you were meant to be.

Leave room on the paper for your children to draw a picture of an acorn. (A Pattern for this craft is available to members on The Resource Room.) In class have your children draw a picture of an acorn to go along with the poem. You can also make a frame for the picture by cutting off the sides and gluing the picture to a piece of construction paper. Have your child glue fun foam leaf shapes all around the edge. (Problems Printing?)

"The Busy Tree" Crafts and Learning Activities for Homeschool

"The Busy Tree" by Jennifer Ward and Lisa Falkenstern explains the significance of a strong, healthy tree with roots that go deep into the soil. Each page gives another example of how the tree shelters, protects, and supports wildlife and people.

Although the story is simple and straight forward it can be used to explore the deeper Biblical concept in Jeremiah
17:7-8 that when our roots are anchored in God's words we can stand up against trouble putting our trust in God, and that we will produce fruit and draw others to Jesus.

Use the Activity Sheet (Available to members only) to go along with this book. Children color the picture, draw in roots, and glue on pictures of animals.

You can also find a Bible lesson "Rooted in God's Love" with more crafts and activities on The Resource Room to go along with this book.